Cusack warns Cork players will walk away

03 December 2007

Cork goalkeeper Donal Og Cusack insists that a number of Cork players will quit the inter-county scene unless the countys senior hurling and football managers are given back the power to pick their own selectors.

Speaking in New York where he is part of the All-Stars hurling tour, the GPA chairman claimed the action was prompted by county board "anger" over situations such as the fixtures hold-up in the county during the summer.

He said: "What the players said in their statement, its not even strike - they are just going to go away.

"There would be a number of hurlers I would be very close to and I know they would do that because they know hurling will go on.

"When Christy Ring left, Cork hurling continued on. You dont get paid for this, so in a way its not a strike. They just wont be part of it and if more guys want to be part of it, thats fine.

"Guys believe in the principle of this thing. Either you believe it or you dont. Hurling is my life, that is what I get out of bed in the morning for. But in terms of selling yourself, guys just wont do it."